OUR TEAM

Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. Ellen Hey

Professor of Public International Law, Erasmus School of Law, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Prof. Dr. Amita Singh

Professor, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India.

Prof. Dr. Sumudu Atapattu

Executive Director, Madison Human Rights Programme and Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Wisconsin, USA

 Board of Management

Prof. H.D. Karunaratne

Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Prof. (Dr.) N. S. Punchihewa

Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Prof. (chair) Wasantha Seneviratne

Department of Public and International Law and Professor in Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Prof. (Dr.) Kokila Konasinghe

Head, Department of Public and International Law and the Founding Director of Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is the first ever Professor of Law for Environmental Law in Sri Lanka. She is also the Coordinator of the M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes and the Course […]

Dr. Jagath Gunewardhane

Senior Attorney-at-Law, Chairman, National Environmental Council, Sri Lanka.

Mr. Hemantha Withanage

Senior Environmental Scientist, Senior Advisor to Centre for Environmental Justice, Chairperson, Friends of the Earth International.

Mr. Sanka Amarjith

Senior Attorney-at-Law.

Administrative Team

Ms. Samudi Ranatunga

MSc in Applied Finance (Reading- Jayewardenepura), BM  (First Class Hons-NSBM) Accounting & Finance, CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting (Operational Level, Management Level and Strategic Level), Completed up to Corporate Level in Institute of Chartered Accountancy Sri Lanka, AAT Passed Finalist.

Senior Executive Researchers

Dr. Thusitha B. Abeysekara

Ph. D. (UK), LL.M. (UK), LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), Dip. in IR (Sri Lanka), Dip. in HR (Poland), Dip. in Digital Archives (Hungary). Head of Legal Studies Unit, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Mrs. Asanka Edirisinghe

Ph. D. (Reading – Macquarie). M. Phil. (Colombo), LL.M. (UK), LL. B. (Hons-Colombo). Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Dulki Seethawaka

Ms. Dulki Seethawaka – M.Phil. (Colombo), LL.M. in Animal Law (Reading-USA),  LL.M. (Colombo), LL.B. (Hons-London), BA in Interior Design (Northumbria), PGDip. in Animal Welfare (Reading-India), Dip. in Law (London). Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 

Mr. Akalanka Thilakarathna

LL.M. (KDU), LL. B. (Hons-Colombo). Lecturer (Probationary) IHRA, University of Colombo. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Nath Gunawardena

LL.B. (Hons-KDU) Lecturer (Probationary), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo.

Mr. Isuru Liyanage

Senior Lecturer, Department of Public and International Law, Permanent Student Counselor, LL.M. (By Research) Coordinator, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Dr. Sanath Wijesinghe

PhD (QUT, Australia), LL.M. (Merit-Colombo), LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), AFHEA (UK), CTHE (OUSL), Head – Department of Legal Studies, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka

Executive Researchers

Ms. Samya Senaratne

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), PGDip. in International Relations Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Law, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Puwanitha Selvaraj

M. Phil. (Reading-Colombo), LL. B. (Hons-Colombo). Lecturer (Probationary), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Dilushi Senavirathna

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), PGDip. in Diplomacy & World Affairs (Reading-BIDTI), Dip. in Diplomacy & World Affairs (BIDTI), Dip. in English (Aquinas). Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Nipunika Rajakaruna

LL. B. (Colombo), Adv. Dip. in Transitional Justice (BCIS). Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Anushka Perera

LL.M. (UK), LL.B. (KDU),   Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Senior Researchers

Ms. Dilushi Senavirathna

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), PGDip. in Diplomacy & World Affairs (Reading-BIDTI), Dip. in Diplomacy & World Affairs (BIDTI), Dip. in English (Aquinas). Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Nipunika Rajakaruna

LL. B. (Colombo), Adv. Dip. in Transitional Justice (BCIS). Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Oshini Senadhipathi

LL. M. (Reading-UK), MSc. (Reading-UK), LL. B (Colombo). Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Gayathri Karannagoda

LL. B. (Colombo) Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Eranga Dissanayake

LL. B. (Hons-Colombo)

Ms. Anjalee Udawatte

LL. B. (Colombo), Dip. in International Relations (BCIS),  Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Thiloka Yapa

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), Dip. in International Relations (BCIS),  Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Darshina Witharana

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo),  Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Lakshitha Edirisinghe

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), Dip. in International Relations (BCIS),  Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Roshel Perera

M.Phil. (Reading-Colombo), LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), Lecturer (Probationary) Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo,   Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Ashmi de Silva

MHRD (Colombo), LL.B. (Hons – Colombo), Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Dilisha Gunawardena

B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences (Colombo), LL.B. (London), Advanced Diploma in Business Management (National Institute of Business Studies).

Ms. Radhini Gawarammana

BCL (Reading-Oxon), LL.B. (First Class Hons-Peradeniya)

Mr. Indoopa Samarasinghe

B.BA. (Reading-Colombo), CIMA (UK) (Passed Finalist)

Junior Researchers

Ms. Anjalee Udawatte

LL. B. (Colombo), Dip. in International Relations (BCIS),  Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Subodhi Weerasekara

LL.B. (Reading – Peradeniya), CIMA Adv. Dip. MA. (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)

Mrs. Rasha Hifzul Rahman

LL.B. (Reading – Jaffna), Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business (ACCA-UK)

Mr. Dunura Basnayake

Bachelor of Environmental Management (Reading – Queensland)

Mr. Ishan Jayasundara

LL.B. (Reading – Colombo)

Ms. M. Jayani Christina

LL.B (Hons – Colombo), PG Dip. in International Relations (Reading-BCIS), Lecturer (Visiting), Facuty of Law, University of Colombo.

Mr. Ishan Arachchi

LL.B (First Class Honours – Colombo), Lecturer (Visiting), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo.

Mr. Udeep Chandrabhanu Tennakoon

Masters in Agricultural Economics (Reading-Peradeniya), LL.B (Hon -Colombo), PGDip in Economic Policy (Reading – Bandaranaike Centre for Leadership & Public Policy)

Mr. Viduravi Athulathmudali

LL.B. (Hons – Colombo), PGDip. Economic Policy (Reading).